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Well - flash it of course.
Well - flash it of course.
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None of this is tested - it's hypothetical to get my thoughts in order.
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none of this is tested - it's hypothetical to get my thoughts in order.
Alternatives?
Alternatives?
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==Booting from mmc==
==Booting from mmc==
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Get http://repo.meego.com/MeeGo/devel/n900/images/meego-codedrop-arm-n900-201003311626.tar.gz http://repo.meego.com/MeeGo/devel/n900/images/zImage-arm-n900
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This doesn't work - the MeeGo kernel doesn't support MMC.
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Flash the kernel to the device.
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# Download [http://repo.meego.com/MeeGo/devel/n900/images/meego-codedrop-arm-n900-201003311626.tar.gz the MeeGo code-drop] and [http://repo.meego.com/MeeGo/devel/n900/images/zImage-arm-n900 the ARM kernel image]
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untar the image to the first partition of a microSD.
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# Flash the kernel to the device.
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#: ''How?'' --[[User:dneary|Dave Neary]] 12:49, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
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Use flasher to boot it.
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# Untar the image to the first partition of a microSD.
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Correct any oopses in script editing or stuff.
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# Use flasher to boot it.
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Reflash original kernel.
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#: ''How?'' --[[User:dneary|Dave Neary]] 12:49, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
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# Correct any oopses in script editing or stuff.
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# Reflash original kernel.
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==A better way==
==A better way==
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Place boot filesystem on MyDocs.
Place boot filesystem on MyDocs.
boot it using flasher, as above, to pass appropriate parameters to kernel.
boot it using flasher, as above, to pass appropriate parameters to kernel.
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